June 2024 – RUN FOREFOOT

LONOWEAR FLOW Barefoot Shoes Review

26/06/2024 Bretta Riches 0

The LONOWEAR FLOW is a low priced, high performance minimalist shoe that is equiped with extra width as well as softness and suppleness of the entire shoe, making the shoe perfect at the end of long runs or any long, grueling workout when your legs start to tire; the FLOW never loses its soft comfort. The FLOW also sits on a fully flexible, flat sole which helps drive your foot forward to avoid heel strike, and instead, encourages a forefoot strike when you run. Perfect for improving your running form and foot health in any weather, on any terrain.

Injury Free Running Starts with Less Cushioning

How to Run in Minimalist Shoes

21/06/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Minimalist running shoes are intended for landing with a forefoot strike, not a heel strike, because forefoot striking, whether in conventional cushioned shoes or barefoot-inspired minimalist shoes does significantly more to reduce injury to the knee, shins, hips and lower back by breaking the flow of high impacts and driving better footstep stability.

Are Barefoot Shoes Good for Your Achilles? YES!

11/06/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Running in barefoot shoes leads to more functional improvements in the energy-saving elastic properties of the Achilles. This is because the flat, heelless sole enables the tendon to properly elongate during stance, which was found to make the Achilles better at storing and reusing elastic energy as compared with running shoes with a thick cushioned heel.

Why Minimalist Shoes Are Better for Your Feet

Do Minimalist Shoes Work?

07/06/2024 Bretta Riches 0

Because the feet are more physically and functionally engaged, minimalist running shoes can reverse the damage to the feet caused by traditional footwear. Even better, more anecdotal evidence, along with scientific evidence, are quickly building the consensus that minimalist running shoes does more to advance your running form and performance beyond many levels and even help you become an elite distance runner!

Heel Strike Running and Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

How to Avoid Heel Strike Running? Try Running in Minimalist Shoes Over Thick Heeled Clunkers

06/06/2024 Bretta Riches 0

One of the best strategies to avoid heel strike when running is to wear minimalist running shoes. This is because the flat, fully flexible and thin sole helps you feel the ground more clearly, while aligning the foot in a better postion of which taken together helps you mobilize a more targeted forefoot strike that generates less braking with no burst in high collisional impact.